Conference Session

Bringing a Different Perspective

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Eli Broemer, Michigan State University; Geoffrey Recktenwald, Michigan State University

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Mechanics

SMART assessment, a modified mastery learning pedagogy for problem based courses. He created and co-teaches a multi-year integrated system design (ISD) project for mechanical engineering students. He is a mentor to mechanical engineering graduate teaching fellows and actively champions the adoption and use of teaching technologies. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Cheating and Chegg: a RetrospectiveAbstractIn the spring of 2020, universities across America, and the world, abruptly transitioned to onlinelearning. The online transition required faculty to find novel ways to administer assessments andin some cases, for

Conference Session

Novel Courses and Content for ChEs II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Toghiani, Mississippi State University; Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University; Keisha Walters, Mississippi State University

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Chemical Engineering

bulk and surface characterization. Current research includes pH- and temperature-responsive polymers, diagnostic sensor technologies, and the synthesis and surface modification of bioplastics. Page 13.862.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Making the Connections: Facilitating Student Integration of Chemical Engineering Concepts into a Coherent FrameworkAbstractOne of the greatest challenges an instructor faces is helping his/her students to see theconnections between material being covered in a particular class and that covered in previouscourses or courses being taken concurrently

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emad W. Jassim, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Blake Everett Johnson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Mechanical Engineering

for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, the College of Engineering Teaching Excellence Award, and the MechSE Five-Year Effective Teaching Award.Dr. Blake Everett Johnson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Dr. Blake Everett Johnson is a lecturer and instructional laboratory manager in the Department of Mechan- ical Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research interests include experimental fluid mechanics, measurement science, and engineering education. He oversees un- dergraduate laboratories in fluid mechanics, fluid dynamics, and heat transfer. Pedagogically, Dr. Johnson employs active learning, inquiry-based laboratory instruction, and any initiative that

Conference Session

Mechanics Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ron Averill, Michigan State University; Sara Roccabianca, Michigan State University; Geoffrey Recktenwald, Michigan State University

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Mechanics

for Engineering Education, 2019 A Multi-Instructor Study of Assessment Techniques in Engineering Mechanics Courses1. IntroductionThe authors have conducted a three-year study to explore the effects of a new assessment modelon student outcomes in a sophomore level Mechanics of Materials course. Preliminary resultsfrom the first two years were discussed previously [1]. The most recent set of results andconclusions are presented here, along with further discussion and lessons learned regarding itsimplementation. A key component of the latest phase of the study is the transition of the controlinstructor to the new method. For this instructor this paper includes a control / methodcomparison of student

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2019 ASEE Zone I Conference & Workshop

Authors

Jimmy Ching-Ming Chen; Joseph Vaglica

efficiency improvements. Inaddition, students are required to seek funding sources, such as state grants and tax benefits.In this paper, we present students’ competition projects, discuss the last projects’ assessments,and demonstrate new approaches and tools such as software introduced in the projects. Thecenter is a non-profit human service agency that provides compassionate, expert comprehensiveservices to children and families impacted by abuse, developmental disabilities, and mentalhealth challenges. The students have assessed existing conditions of the Center facilities and aremaking plans to save energy and costs for this year’s (2019) competition. In addition, weintroduce DC power grid and smart building components in this year’s competition

Conference Session

ChE: Innovations in Student Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Christensen, Texas A&M University; Lale Yurttas, Texas A&M University; Janie Stratton Haney, Texas A&M University; Mahmoud El-Halwagi, Texas A&M University; Jeffrey Froyd, Texas A&M University; Charles Glover, Texas A&M University

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Chemical Engineering

participating students in Fall, 2006. She is currently working for Exxon as a process engineer.Mahmoud El-Halwagi, Texas A&M University Mahmoud El-Halwagi is a Professor and Holder of Artie McFerrin Professorship. He has more than 20 years of experience in the field of integrated process design and synthesis including education, research, and software development.Jeffrey Froyd, Texas A&M University Jeff Froyd is a Research Professor in the Center for Teaching Excellence and Director of Academic Development and the Director of Academic Development in the Texas Engineering Experiment Station. He served as Project Director for the Foundation Coalition, an NSF Engineering Education Coalition and

Conference Session

Case Studies in Entrepreneurship

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University; Alex Kotlarchyk

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

- als in businesses, academia and institutes nationally and internationally. Most recently he was a visiting professor at the University of Maryland (at Mtech, Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute) and at Johns Hopkins University (at the Center for Leadership Education) where he researched and delivered processes for creative & innovative problem solving. For his unique contributions he received the prestigious Distinguished Teacher of the Year Award, the Faculty Talon Award, the University Researcher of the Year AEA Abacus Award, and the President’s Leadership Award. Dr. Raviv has published in the areas of vision-based driverless cars, green innovation, and innovative thinking. He is a co-holder of a

Conference Session

Real and Virtual - "New" Approaches to Teaching "Old" Courses

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut; Daniel D. Anastasio, University of Connecticut; Aravind Suresh, University of Connecticut

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Chemical Engineering

Daniel Anastasio received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Connecticut in 2009. He is pursuing a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at the University of Connecticut while acting as an in- structional specialist for the chemical engineering undergraduate laboratory. His research interests include osmotically driven membrane separations and engineering pedagogy.Dr. Aravind Suresh, University of Connecticut Page 23.718.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013Improving Student Attitudes Toward the Capstone Laboratory Course Using

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Laboratory Innovations

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Nagurka, Marquette University; Fernando Rodriguez Anton, Marquette University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

education. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and a former Fulbright Scholar.Fernando Rodriguez Anton, Marquette University Fernando Rodriguez Anton received his B.S degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Notre Dame in 2011. Currently pursuing his M.S degree in mechanical engineering from Marquette University. His general interests are in dynamics and control of robotic systems, with an emphasis on admittance control of assembly robots. Page 23.439.1 c American Society

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BOK2 - Influencing Changes to the ABET Civil Engineering Program Criteria and Civil Engineering Curricula

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John V. Tocco JD, Lawrence Technological University

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #10734Course Enhancement by Melding the BOK2 Student Outcomes with the ProjectManagement Body of KnowledgeProf. John V Tocco JD, Lawrence Technological University Page 24.325.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Course Enhancement by Melding the BOK2 Student Outcomes with the Project Management Body of KnowledgeAbstractThe Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge, Second Edition (BOK2), promulgated by theAmerican Society of Civil Engineering, defines twenty-four student outcomes for

Conference Session

FPD XI: Tidbits and Cookies

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jesse J. French, LeTourneau University; Paul R. Leiffer, LeTourneau University

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First-Year Programs

. Page 25.1302.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 THE GENESIS OF TRANSFORMATION: Preventing “Failure to Launch” Syndrome in Generation iY First Year Engineering StudentsIntroductionStudents who fail to identify with engineering at the very beginning of their studies will oftenbecome retention statistics. The second semester is already too late to introduce students toengineering activities, and the senior year is too late to introduce professionalism in order forstudents to make the successful transition to workplace engineer. In order to combat highattrition rates and prepare students to be the engineers of 2020, the first course in

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Rose M. Marra; Thomas Litzinger

. (1994). Supplemental instruction: From small beginnings to a national program. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 60(4), 3 - 10.ROSE M. MARRA is the Director of Instructional Services for the College of Engineering at the Pennsylvania StateUniversity. Dr. Marra’s responsibilities include faculty development, teacher training for the college’s TA’s, co-directorship of the teaching intern program and assessment and evaluation of educational changes in the college.Before coming to Penn State, Dr. Marra worked for AT&T Bell Laboratories in Denver, CO. as a software engineer.THOMAS A. LITZINGER is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of ECSEL at Penn State. In thiscapacity he leads efforts in Faculty and Student

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen B. Affleck; Marvin C. Gabert; Hahns J. Kuhr; Donald J. Parks

Session 1547 QUANTIFYING ACADEMIC FACULTY WORKLOADS Donald J. Parks, Marvin C. Gabert, Stephen B. Affleck, and Hahns J. Kuhr Boise State University, College of EngineeringSummary Recently there has been a ground swell of persons demanding more accountability at publiccolleges and universities. Members from the Board of Education and legislators are askingadministrators and departments to justify and explain how faculty time is being spent. Duringthe 1993-94 academic year, the Construction Management and Engineering Department at BoiseState University undertook an assignment

Conference Session

BME Course and Curriculum Development

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Aston, East Tennessee State University; William H. Blanton, East Tennessee State University

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Biomedical

technologyjunior and senior students, Fall 09. Although copyrighted, it has no copy protection or timelimited, self-erasing software inserted into the file, and therefore becomes archival in nature. Ane-mail list of roughly 2000 addresses was generated from the membership files of the AmericanSociety for Engineering Education (ASEE), the American Society for the Advancement ofMedical Instrumentation (AAMI), and web sites at engineering colleges that feature biomedicalprograms. The text presents chapters on the magnetic resonance imager (MRI), x-ray, thecomputer tomography (CT) scanner, nuclear medicine devices, the single photon emissioncomputer tomography (SPECT) scanner, positron emission tomography (PET) and ultrasound.The information is expanded

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tanya Ennis, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jana Milford, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beth Myers, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder; Diane Sieber, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Ann Scarritt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Minorities in Engineering

Associate Professor in the College of Engineering and Applied Science and received her M.A. and Ph.D. from Princeton University. She is Director of the Herbst Program of Humanities in Engineering, and a University of Colorado President’s Teaching Page 15.627.1 Scholar.Ann Scarritt, University of Colorado, Boulder© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 GoldShirt Transitional Program: Creating Engineering Capacity and Expanding Diversity through a Performance-Enhancing YearAbstractAt our nation’s universities, too few rural, low-income, underrepresented minority and first-generation students pursue

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Flaten, MN Space Grant / Univ. of Minnesota

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Aerospace

classes in the past. He enjoys using high-altitude ballooning and high-power rocketry as relatively lost-cost means of giving students hands-on experience building and flying space-related hardware. Page 23.1318.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Using High-Altitude Ballooning to Give Freshmen a Hands-on Introduction to the “Space” Side of AerospaceAbstractIt is challenging to provide undergraduate students with meaningful, hands-on activities on the“space” side of aerospace due to the complexity of spacecraft and the tremendous expense oflaunching them

Conference Session

Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 4

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dustin Scott Birch, Weber State University

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

design, and failure prediction and analysis of materials. Dr. Birch is a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Utah. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 HIGH TEMPERATURE MATERIALS TESTING USING A HYBRID ROCKET TESTBED Dustin Birch, PE, PhD, Ian Harvey, PhD, Devin Young, PhD, Spencer Petersen, PhD1.0 ABSTRACTThe Concept Hybrid Rocket Demonstrator (CHRD), originally developed as a Senior Capstone designproject in the Mechanical Engineering (ME) and Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) programs atWeber State University (WSU), has been modified into an experimental testbed used in hightemperature materials rapid screening testing [1]. This high temperature materials

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Diana G. de la Rosa-Pohl, University of Houston; Catherine Horn, University of Houston

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

motivation, engagement, and project-based curriculum development.Dr. Catherine Horn, University of Houston Dr. Catherine Horn is Moores Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies and Executive Di- rector of the Institute for Educational Policy Research and Evaluation at UH. She is also the Director for the Center for Research and Advancement of Teacher Education and the UH’s Education Research Cen- ter. She has served as an evaluator for other unrelated GAANN projects before. Dr. Horn, who received her Ph.D. from Boston College, focuses on the systemic influences of secondary and postsecondary as- sessment and related policies on the learning trajectories of students especially for students traditionally

Conference Session

New ET Curriculum and Teaching Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Strangeway, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Edward Chandler, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Roger Brown, Chippewa Valley Technical College; Kenneth Exworthy, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (retired); Jeffrey Fancher, Western Wisconsin Technical College; Walter Hedges, Fox Valley Technical College; Terry Fleischman, Fox Valley Technical College; Patrick Hoppe, Gateway Technical College; Richard Lokken, Milwaukee Area Technical College; Thomas Martin, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College; Daniel Merkel, Milwaukee Area Technical College (retired); Michael O'Donnell, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Terry O'Laughlin, Madison Area Technical College; Mark Porubsky, Milwaukee Area Technical College; Robert Steker, Waukesha County Technical College; Timothy Tewalt, Chippewa Valley Technical College

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Engineering Technology

for Engineering Education, 2006 WALTER HEDGES is a Professor in the Electronics and Electrical Engineering Technology Programs at Fox Valley Technical College (FVTC), where he teaches circuit analysis, computer hardware, and wireless communications courses. He earned an MS from Pittsburg State University in 1977.Patrick Hoppe, Gateway Technical College PATRICK E. HOPPE is an Instructor in the Electronics Department at Gateway Technical College (GTC), where he teaches courses in electronic devices, DC/AC circuit analysis, and digital electronics. He is the Lead Electronics Instructor and Division Chair for Manufacturing, Engineering, and Electronics. He earned his BS (BE

Conference Session

Assessing, Expanding, and Innovating Information Literacy

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Elise Anne Basque, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal; Christine Brodeur, Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal; Manon Du Ruisseau, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal; Jimmy Roberge, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal; Arina Soare, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal; Marie Tremblay , Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

Paper ID #29108Credited information literacy training sessions for graduate students,still relevant after 18 years: A case studyElise Anne Basque, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal Elise Anne Basque has been a Science and Engineering Librarian at Polytechnique Montr´eal since 2011. She holds a B.Sc. in mathematics and a Master’s degree in Information Science from Universit´e de Montr´eal, and a B.Ed. in education from University of Ottawa. At the Polytechnique Library, she special- izes in mathematics, statistical data, biomedical engineering, and physics engineering. She is involved in information literacy workshops and

Conference Session

Engineering Economics New Frontiers

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oscar M. Bonilla, Baruch College of the City University of New York; Donald N. Merino P.E., Stevens Institute of Technology (SES)

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Engineering Economy

president of ASEM. Dr. Merino has 25 years of industrial expe- rience in positions of increasing managerial / executive responsibilities. Since joining academe 30 years ago, he has published 60 refereed journal articles and conference papers and over 50 research reports. Page 26.462.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 DESIGN FOR COMMERCIALIZATION (DFC): A MULTI DOMAIN FEASIBILITY APPROACH FOR THE DIFFUSION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGYAbstractNatural resources (coal, oil, and so forth) are used globally on such modern conveniences astransportation, industrial

Conference Session

FPD IV: Innovative Curriculum Elements of Successful First-year Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian M. Argrow, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel W. Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Nathan E. Canney, University of Colorado, Boulder; Suzana Brown, University of Colorado, Boulder; Adam J. Blanford, University of Colorado, Boulder; Corrina Ladakis Gibson, University of Colorado, Boulder; Eric Donnelly Kenney

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First-Year Programs

AC 2012-4948: INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING: PREPARING FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS FOR AN INFORMED MAJOR CHOICEProf. Brian M. Argrow, University of Colorado, Boulder Brian Argrow is the Alfred and Betty Look Professor of aerospace engineering sciences, past Associate Dean for Education of the College of Engineering and Applied Science, and Co-founder and Director of the Research and Engineering Center for Unmanned Vehicles at the University of Colorado, Boulder. His current research includes small autonomous UAS design and the integration of these aircraft into the National Airspace System; other research is focused on rarefied gas dynamics and satellite drag. His teaching and education awards include the 1995 W.M. Keck

Conference Session

Mathematics Division (MATH) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meiqin Li, University of Virginia; Jessica Taggart, University of Virginia

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Mathematics Division (MATH)

Paper ID #41119Student Perceptions on the Effectiveness of Incorporating Numerical Computationsinto an Engineering Linear Algebra CourseDr. Meiqin Li, University of Virginia Dr. Li obtained her Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Texas A&M University-College Station in 2017. Dr. Li holds a strong interest in STEM education. For example, she is interest in integrating technologies into classrooms to bolster student success, creating an inclusive and diverse learning environment, and fostering student confidence by redeveloping course curricula and assessment methods, etc. Beyond this, her research intertwines numerical

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 3: Projects and Student Learning

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University; Amy Trowbridge, Arizona State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

Paper ID #37335A First-Year Design Project That Encourages Motivation, Curiosity,Connections, and MakingDr. Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University Dr. Haolin Zhu earned her BEng in Engineering Mechanics from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and her Ph.D. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from Cornell University, with a focus on computational solid mechanics. Dr. Zhu is an Associate Teaching Professor of the freshman engineering education team in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University (ASU). In this role, she focuses on designing the curriculum and teaching in the freshman engineering program

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karim Altaii, James Madison University; Brian Tang, Mission Technologies, division of HII

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

the Advanced Thermal-Fluids labora- tory. His primary interests are in renewable energy applications, fluid-thermal sciences, and international education.Mr. Brian Tang, Mission Technologies, division of HII Brian Tang is a Test Operation Engineer for Mission Technologies, a division of HII after graduating with a Bachelor’s in Integrated Sciences from James Madison University. He currently works within the field of naval nuclear propulsion in Newport News, VA conducting system testing. His interest towards energy and heat transfer stems from working as a HVAC tradesman with his father for 7 years. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 THE DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION, AND LESSONS

Conference Session

BME Laboratory Courses and Experiences

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Allen, University of Virginia; Jeffrey Saucerman, University of Virginia; Jason Papin, University of Virginia; Shayn Peirce-Cottler, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

teaching activities have focused on developing and teaching the undergraduate Capstone Design course in the BME department at the University of Virginia, and her research is focused on using in vivo and computational models to elucidate the mechanisms of vascular differentiation and the efficacy of stem cell-based therapies for wound repair. Page 14.462.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Development and Assessment of a Novel Systems Bioengineering Course Integrating Modeling and ExperimentationAbstractAdvances in the biomedical sciences are becoming increasingly dependent upon

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 13

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nozar Tabrizi, Kettering University

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Electrical and Computer

American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 First Course in VHDL Modeling and FPGA Synthesis of Digital SystemsAbstractDigital Systems is a core course taken by Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering andComputer Science students worldwide. In this class students learn the building blocks of digitalsystems and how to put them together to reach larger systems. For implementation purposes,students additionally learn a hardware description language such as VHDL to model theircircuits, and then use FPGA chips, cutting-edge technology, to physically build and test theircircuits described in VHDL. In this paper we address the challenges faced in teaching VHDLmodeling and FPGA synthesis in such an introductory course, and then share our

Conference Session

Rethinking Aerospace Curricula and Learning

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Hannigan, Mississippi State University; Carrie Olsen, Mississippi State University; David Bridges, Mississippi State University; Keith Koenig, Mississippi State University

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Aerospace

scramjet propulsion and sports equipment engineering. Page 11.1118.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Separating Aero and Space: Establishing a Dual Track for Aerospace Engineering StudentsIntroductionThe recent renewal of interest in returning to space, with manned missions to the Moon and Marsbeing actively discussed and planned, has caused a resurgence in student interest in aerospaceengineering. The success of the X-Prize competition at spurring private manned spacedevelopment has also fueled the imaginations and heightened the motivation of students to studyspace related topics, and

Conference Session

Enhancing Recruitment and Retention in Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith Walters; Keisha Walters

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

ripeopportunity for promoting engineering education in Mississippi. Such use of summer programshas been previously identified as a potential source of engineering outreach1. In fact, similarcourses have been proposed for use with summer Governor’s School programs in other states2.The authors proposed a major course for the 2008 MGS session entitled “Introduction to FluidMechanics and Aerodynamics, which was subsequently accepted and formed part of the MGScurriculum. The course was intended to provide an examination of relevant topics in fluidmechanics and aerodynamics, and their application to problems of interest in the global societyof the 21st century. Instruction included an introduction to the fundamental physical andmathematical principles that

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Larry A. Thompson

to facilitate information retrieval about the ETD history at Virginia Tech,all the sources cited are available on-line, and URLs have been provided.FundingIn 1996 Virginia Tech received funding from the Southeastern Universities Research Associationto explore ETDs as SGML documents. This was followed in 1997 by funding from the U.S.Department of Education’s Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education, whichwould allow Virginia Tech to extend ETDs to the national level.1 In addition, Adobe SystemsInc., IBM and Microsoft provided software and hardware support for the project.2 Page 5.253.1Networked Digital Library of Theses and